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2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball
2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	21–11 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks; Talvin Hester; Kellen Sampson;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost to UConn in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to Akron.^[2]

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Offseason

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 7:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 94–67		Hofheinz Pavilion (2,611) Houston, TX
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Angelo State	W 84–72		Hofheinz Pavilion (2,695) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Morgan State	W 93–52	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,005) Houston, TX
11/21/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. George Mason Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 93–56	2–0	Germain Arena (1,000) Estero, FL
11/22/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. South Dakota Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 85–58	3–0	Germain Arena (1,000) Estero, FL
11/23/2016* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase final	W 72–71	4–0	Germain Arena (1,000) Estero, FL
11/26/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	W 83–53	5–0	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,223) Houston, TX
11/29/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 65–84	5–1	Maravich Center (6,695) Baton Rouge, LA
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Prairie View A&M	W 105–61	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,091) Houston, TX
12/06/2016* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 72–84	6–2	Bud Walton Arena (13,455) Fayetteville, AR
12/10/2016* 12:30 pm, ESPNU		Rhode Island	W 82–77	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,371) Houston, TX
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 83–58	8–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (2,856) Houston, TX
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN		Liberty	W 77–54	9–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,540) Houston, TX
12/23/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Harvard	L 56–57	9–3	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,004) Houston, TX
AAC regular season
12/28/2016 ESPN2		at UConn	W 62–46	10–3 (1–0)	XL Center (11,538) Hartford, CT
12/31/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 70–56	11–3 (2–0)	USF Sun Dome (2,353) Tampa, FL
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulsa	W 64–61	12–3 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,415) Houston, TX
01/07/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 22 Cincinnati	L 58–67	12–4 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,875) Houston, TX
01/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNews		at East Carolina	W 74–58	13–4 (4–1)	Williams Arena (4,197) Greenville, NC
01/14/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at UCF	L 70–77	13–5 (4–2)	CFE Arena (5,489) Orlando, FL
01/19/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	L 67–70 ^OT	13–6 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,815) Houston, TX
01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at SMU	L 64–85	13–7 (4–4)	Moody Coliseum (7,002) Dallas, TX
01/24/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Tulane	W 65–51	14–7 (5–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,421) Houston, TX
01/28/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Temple	W 79–66	15–7 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,627) Houston, TX
02/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU		UCF	W 82–64	16–7 (7–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,681) Houston, TX
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 91–62	17–7 (8–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,165) New Orleans, LA
02/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tulsa	W 73–64	18–7 (9–4)	Reynolds Center (4,229) Tulsa, OK
02/18/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 19 SMU	L 66–76	18–8 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, TX
02/22/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		UConn	W 75–70	19–8 (10–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,131) Houston, TX
02/26/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Memphis	W 72–71	20–8 (11–5)	FedEx Forum (12,381) Memphis, TN
03/02/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Cincinnati	L 47–65	20–9 (11–6)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
03/05/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN		East Carolina	W 73–51	21–9 (12–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, TX
AAC tournament
03/10/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(3)	vs. (6) UConn Quarterfinals	L 65–74	21–10	XL Center (7,365) Hartford, CT
NIT
03/15/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	(7) Akron First round – California Bracket	L 75–78	21–11	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,928) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ronnie Johnson	3	G	6'0"	180	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduate transferred to Auburn
LeRon Barnes	4	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Stonewall, LA	Graduated
L. J. Rose	5	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to BYU
Eric Weary, Jr.	23	G	6'4"	210	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
Devonta Pollard	24	F	6'8"	200	Senior	Porterville, MS	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Morris Dunnigan	5	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Joliet, IL	Junior college transferred from Blinn College
Devin Davis	15	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Valentine Sangoyomi	20	C	6'11"	250	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Armoni Brooks SG	Round Rock, TX	McNeil High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 6, 2015
Armoni Brooks SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "2016 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Adewunmi SG	Mansfield, TX	Lake Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 1, 2016
Michael Adewunmi SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Fabian White Jr. PF	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 11, 2016
Fabian White Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "2017 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.

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2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 SMU †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Cincinnati	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
UCF	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
UConn	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Temple	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
South Florida	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2017 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll